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Author Harris, William C. (William Charles), 1933-

Title Lincoln's rise to the presidency / William C. Harris.

Publication Info. Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2007]
©2007
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 Moore Stacks  E457.3 .H37 2007    Available  ---
Description xii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-382) and index.
Contents Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Inroduction -- ch. 1. From log cabin to Springfield -- ch. 2. Whig congtressman from the prairie state -- ch. 3. Political revival, 1850-1856 -- ch. 4. "He is as honest as he is shrewd" -- ch. 5. The great debates -- ch .6. Republican champion of the great west -- ch. 7. "Honest Abe" for President -- ch. 8. Campaign and election -- ch. 9. Cabinet making -- ch. 10. "Hold firm, as with a chain of steel" -- ch. 11. Train to Washington -- Epilogue : Inauguration -- Notes -- Bibliographical essay -- Index.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Childhood and youth.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents.
United States.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Legislators -- Illinois -- Biography.
Legislators.
Illinois.
Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term To 1865
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9780700615209 cloth alkaline paper
0700615202 cloth alkaline paper

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